English League Championship

Watford vs Stoke City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 15': Jake Livermore
  • Red Card 52': Bayo Youssouf
FT
1 - 1
Stoke City
  • 34': Ryan Mmaee

About

Watford are hosting Stoke City at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Jake Livermore (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Wouter Burger (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Mmaee.
  • 6': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
  • 6': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Delay in match (Watford).
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Foul by Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City).
  • 10': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. André Vidigal (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wouter Burger.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
  • 14': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.
  • 14': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Ryan Porteous (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
  • 15': Goal! Watford 1, Stoke City 0. Jake Livermore (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Porteous following a corner.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 20': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 20': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 22': Offside, Stoke City. Ryan Mmaee is caught offside.
  • 23': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Martins.
  • 24': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
  • 24': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
  • 27': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
  • 27': Wouter Burger (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Luke McNally (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 32': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Luke McNally.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
  • 34': Goal! Watford 1, Stoke City 1. Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 36': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
  • 36': Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by André Vidigal.
  • 41': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
  • 41': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
  • 42': Luke McNally (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Luke McNally (Stoke City).
  • 42': Ismaël Koné (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
  • 45'+3': Sead Haksabanovic (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+4': Jake Livermore (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Watford 1, Stoke City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Stoke City 1.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 47': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Bonham.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze following a corner.
  • 49': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
  • 51': Foul by André Vidigal (Stoke City).
  • 51': James Morris (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
  • 52': Luke McNally (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Vakoun Bayo (Watford) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 57': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Matheus Martins.
  • 58': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Ismaël Koné.
  • 58': Substitution, Stoke City. Ki-Jana Hoever replaces Junior Tchamadeu.
  • 60': Attempt missed. André Vidigal (Stoke City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross.
  • 61': Foul by André Vidigal (Stoke City).
  • 61': James Morris (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by James Morris.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic with a through ball.
  • 67': Substitution, Stoke City. Lewis Baker replaces Wouter Burger.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mileta Rajovic.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 71': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
  • 71': Hand ball by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
  • 72': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Substitution, Stoke City. Daniel Johnson replaces Ben Pearson.
  • 72': Substitution, Stoke City. Wesley replaces Ryan Mmaee.
  • 73': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Yáser Asprilla.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ki-Jana Hoever.
  • 74': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by James Morris.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Wesley (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross following a corner.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 78': Foul by Sead Haksabanovic (Stoke City).
  • 78': Jake Livermore (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Substitution, Watford. Francisco Sierralta replaces Jake Livermore.
  • 79': Substitution, Watford. Mattie Pollock replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edo Kayembe following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by James Morris (Watford).
  • 80': James Morris (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Offside, Stoke City. Wesley is caught offside.
  • 84': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Luke McNally.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Sead Haksabanovic (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by André Vidigal.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Sead Haksabanovic (Stoke City).
  • 90'+1': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Watford. Mattie Pollock is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Luke McNally (Stoke City).
  • 90'+2': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Watford. Wesley Hoedt is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Stoke City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Stoke City 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 3
54.3 Possession 45.7
14 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
454 Accurate Passes 363
526 Passes 449
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
25 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.2
45 Long Balls 64
32 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 9
11 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
14 Interceptions 17
9 Effective Clearances 18
9 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,643

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 33 +48 72
2 Sheffield United 33 +24 70
3 Burnley 34 +34 68
4 Sunderland 34 +19 62
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
26 Ben Hamer (GK)
4 Wesley Hoedt
5 Ryan Porteous
8 Jake Livermore
42 James Morris Yellow Card
24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
11 Ismaël Koné Yellow Card
16 Giorgi Chakvetadze Yellow Card
18 Yáser Asprilla
37 Matheus Martins
19 Bayo Youssouf Red Card
Watford Substitutes:
Matthew Pollock, Daniel Bachmann, Mileta Rajovic, Imran Louza, Edo Kayembe, Jack Grieves, Ryan Andrews, Tom Ince, Francisco Sierralta.

STK Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Jack Bonham (GK)
5 Michael Rose
23 Luke McNally
15 Jordan Thompson
24 Junior Tchamadeu Yellow Card
22 Bae Jun-Ho
6 Wouter Burger
4 Ben Pearson
19 Ryan Mmaee
20 Sead Haksabanovic
7 André Vidigal
Stoke City Substitutes:
Tommy Simkin, Nathan Lowe, Daniel Johnson, Sol Sidibe, Ben Wilmot, Nikola Jojic, Ki-Jana Hoever, Lewis Baker, Wesley.

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